Initiative
Part of IPG Mediabrands
Engaged Employer
Initiative interview questions
Average interview difficulty
Very positive interview experience
How others got an interview
- 26%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 14%RecruiterRecruiter
- 4%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
145 interviews
Initiative interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Initiative as 72.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.57 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate Buyer and Assistant Strategist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Planner and Associate Project Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Initiative takes an average of 19 days when considering 126 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for TV Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Investment roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Initiative according to 126 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 26%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 4%
Personality test: 3%
Drug test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 0%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Manager(33) ;
- Communications Designer(31) ;
- Associate(29) ;
- Director(29) ;
- Negotiator(29) ;
- Media Planner(28) ;
- Assistant Media Planner(21) ;
- Associate Director(19) ;
- Analyst(17) ;
- Associate, Communications Design(12) ;
- Group Director(12) ;
- Senior Analyst(10) ;
- Account Director(8) ;
- Account Manager(8) ;
- Associate, Digital Partnerships(8) .
